ZMT - Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
New book about challenges in tropical coastal zone management
26/01/2023 | A new publication about "Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone Management - Experiences and Lessons Learned" that was edited by Matthias Wolff and Sebastian Ferse from ZMT as well as Hugh Govan form the University of the South Pacific...
Abstract submission open for ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023
20/01/2023 | On 4–9 June 2023, the Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) organizes the ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The organizers incorporate the theme of the meeting, Resilience andRecovery inAquatic...
Research in short: New method for mapping coral reefs
16/01/2023 | A new study by PhD student Daniel Schürholz and Dr. Arjun Chennu, scientists at the MPI for Marine Microbiology and the ZMT, explores the possibilities of a new method for describing complex habitats such as coral reefs in detail. Daniel...
4th Annual Scientific Conference of the ZMT
11/01/2023 | Since 2020, the ZMT has hosted a ZMT Annual Conference (ZAC) for one day in January, providing a platform for scientific exchange within the institute. Although open to all types of contributions, the focus is on sharing ongoing research within the ZMT...
What is the role of gel particles in the formation of clouds?
21/12/2022 | MarParCloud, a joint project coordinated by the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) with participation of the ZMT, compares in a new study concentrations of transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) in the ocean and in the atmosphere for the...
ZMT Newsletter 2/2022
14/12/2022 | The second ZMT Newsletter of 2022 puts a focus on the topic of ‘Blue Carbon’, i.e. the ocean’s ability to absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, is a crucial asset for future climate protection strategies. We do research on both scientific...
ZMT in the media: Can cryptotechnology save the environment?
13/12/2022 | Global warming, species extinction, environmental disasters - protecting the environment is more important today than ever before. But how can people be won over for this? One concept: by paying them to do it! At the ZMT, social economist Achim...
Waving the flag for Marine Social Sciences
12/12/2022 | More than three billion people worldwide depend on the ocean for their livelihoods and as a source of protein whilst the blue economy of ocean-related activities amount to a value of $2 trillion making it the 8th largest economy in the world. The...
ALL ATLANTIC DATA 2030 STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP: Connecting, Acting, Cooperating!
09/12/2022 | Twenty-five participants from South America, Africa and Europe recently joined the four-day All Atlantic Data 2030 (AA-Data 2030) Stakeholders Workshop which took place in Buenos Aires at the end of November. The event brought together...
Rebecca Lahl joins UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Group of Experts on Capacity Development
07/12/2022 | Rebecca Lahl, head of the Office for Knowledge Exchange at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), has recently been selected as a member of the Group of Experts on Capacity Development (GE-CD) within the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental...